Cast & creator
Jon Stewart
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian. He is widely known as host of The Daily Show, a satirical news program that airs on Comedy Central. Stewart started as a stand-up comedian, but branched into television as host of Short Attention Span Theater for Comedy Central. He went on to host his own show on MTV, called The Jon Stewart Show, and then hosted another show on MTV called You Wrote It, You Watch It. He has also had several film roles as an actor. Stewart became the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central in early 1999. He is also a writer and co-executive-producer of the show. After Stewart joined, The Daily Show steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim, which led to his first Emmy Award in 2001. Stewart has gained acclaim as an acerbic, satirical critic of personality-driven media shows, in particular those of the US media networks such as CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. Critics say Stewart benefits from a double standard: he critiques other news shows from the safe, removed position of his "fake news" desk. Stewart agrees, saying that neither his show nor his channel purports to be anything other than satire and comedy. In spite of its self-professed entertainment mandate, The Daily Show has been nominated for news and journalism awards. Stewart hosted the 78th and 80th Academy Awards. He is the co-author of America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, which was one of the best-selling books in the U.S. in 2004 and Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race released in 2010.
Also known as: Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, جان استوارت
87
film credits
70
television credits
136
1949–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (157)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Executive Producer
2015
The Simpsons
Jon Stewart (voice)
1989
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996The Daily Show
Self - Host
1996The Daily Show
Writer
1996The Daily Show
Executive Producer
1996The Daily Show
Co-Executive Producer
1996
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
American Dad!
Jon Stewart (voice)
2005
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
The View
Self
1997
The Colbert Report
Self
2005The Colbert Report
Self - Guest
2005The Colbert Report
Executive Producer
2005The Colbert Report
Creator
2005
Sesame Street
1969
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self
1993
Phineas and Ferb
Mr. Random (voice)
2007
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
2014
The Nanny
Bobby
1993
Robot Chicken
Matt Trakker / Serpentor (voice)
2005
60 Minutes
Self
1968
Gravity Falls
Judge Kitty Kitty Meow Meow Face-Shwartstein (voice)
2012
Spin City
Mitch Parker
1996
The Larry Sanders Show
Jon Stewart
1992The Larry Sanders Show
1992
NewsRadio
Andrew
1995
The Oscars
Self
1953The Oscars
Self - Host
1953
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Self
1994
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Jon (voice)
1995Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Additional Writing
1995
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
2012
Desus & Mero
Self - Illustrious Guest
2019
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Phone a Friend
2020
Last Call with Carson Daly
Self
2002
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Creator
2015
The Shop
Self
2018
Primetime Glick
2001
IF
Robot (voice)
2024
Evan Almighty
Jon Stewart
2007
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
The Problem with Jon Stewart
Self - Host
2021The Problem with Jon Stewart
Executive Producer
2021The Problem with Jon Stewart
Creator
2021
The Adjustment Bureau
Jon Stewart
2011
The Faculty
Mr. Furlong
1998
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
1996
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
2002
Big Daddy
Kevin
1999
Bupkis
Jon Stewart
2023
WWE This Is Awesome
Jon Stewart (archive footage)
2022
Some Good News
Self
2020
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Reg Hartner
2001
Mark Twain Prize
Self
1999
Important Things with Demetri Martin
Producer
2009
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Self
2024
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
The Playboy Murders
Self (archive footage)
2023
The Beaver
Jon Stewart
2011
The Pete Davidson Show
Self
2026
Half Baked
Enhancement Smoker
1998
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
Self
2026
Mixed Nuts
Rollerblader
1994
Playing by Heart
Trent
1998
George Carlin's American Dream
Self
2022
Death to Smoochy
Marion Frank Stokes
2002
The Great Buck Howard
Jon Stewart
2008
2 Dope Queens
Self
2018
Irresistible
Director
2020Irresistible
Screenplay
2020Irresistible
Producer
2020Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
2005
The Aristocrats
Self
2005
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House
Self (archive footage)
2008
On the Beach
Crewman Burns
2000
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
2013
Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem
Self (archive footage)
2025
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Self
2023
On the Beach
Crewman Burns
2000
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
Self (archive footage)
2009
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
Self
2011
Since You've Been Gone
Todd Zalinsky
1998
Committed
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
2000
Doogal
Zeebad (voice)
2006
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes
Carl 'Rocky' Price
2021
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self - Host
2017
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Self
2004
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
Godfrey (voice)
2003
Inequality for All
Self (archive footage)
2013
WWE SummerSlam 2015
Jon Stewart (Appearance)
2015
Night of Too Many Stars
Self - Host
2003
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Self
2012
Real Mature
Writer
1991
The Jon Stewart Show
1993The Jon Stewart Show
Creator
1993
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
Self
2022
Hero With A Thousand Faces
Self
2016
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)
self (archival)
2003
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
Co-Host
2010
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
Host
1998
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
2012Don Rickles: One Night Only
Self
2014
No Responders Left Behind
Self
2021
Rosewater
Director
2014Rosewater
Screenplay
2014Rosewater
Producer
2014
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
Self
2022
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Self
2003
JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick
Self (archive footage)
2014Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Self
2023
The Soul of America
Self (archive footage)
2020
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism
Self (archive footage)
2004
Give It Up for Greg Giraldo
Self
2011
The Occupation of the American Mind
Self (archive footage)
2016
The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special
Self
1995
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Self
2008
The Hitch
Self (archive footage)
2014
Riot on the Dance Floor
Self
2014
The Grammys
Self - Host
1959Off the Record: The 9/11 Election
Self
2003
George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy
Self
1997
WWE SummerSlam 2016
Self
2016Lab Leak Liars: How China and Authorities Deceived Us
Self
2023
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Self
2002
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
Self
2009
Skum Rocks!
Self
2013
Trump @War
Self (archive footage)
2018
The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show
1991
You Wrote It, You Watch It
Host
1992
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Self
2016Death to Smoochy: Bloopers & Outtakes
Self
2002
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
Self (archive footage)
2015Last Laugh '05
Self
2005MTV's 25 Lamest Videos
Self / Host
1999
Wishful Thinking
Henry
1999Vanilla Ice Archive
Self (archive footage)
2012
Walled Off
Self (archive footage)
2024
Bruce Springsteen A MusiCares Tribute
Self
2014
Doc & Darryl
Self
2016
The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium: O'Reilly vs. Stewart 2012
Self
2012Jon Stewart Has Left the Building
Self
2015
Wordplay
Self
2006
Tickling Giants
Self
2017
Downloaded
Self (archive footage)
2013
Jon Stewart: Unleavened
Jon Stewart
1996Jon Stewart: Unleavened
Writer
1996The Naturalized
Executive Producer